Tag: Michael Kepp
Brazil Wants Me to Live Intensely But I Won’t Oblige
"Viver Intensamente (Living intensely) is a slogan which, in Brazil, constantly comes back into ...
Sex Is Dirty, But Money Is Even Dirtier in Brazil
By nearly all standards, except French ones, my personal hygiene is not real hot. ...
Dad, the Life of a Rio’s Party
My father’s favorite sound was that of a woman laughing at something he said. ...
After 21 Years in Brazil I’m Getting Tired of Hearing: ‘Gringo, Go Home’
When, at parties, I tell a Brazilian that I moved here from the United ...
What Brazil’s Sambadrome Bleacher Taught Me
To savor Rio de Janeiro’s samba schools from a Sambódromo bleacher (arquibancada in Portuguese) ...
Talking About Films and Keeping Your Friends in Brazil
Because of my critical nature, I approach a new film that everyone is raving ...
Brazilians Are Too Cordial to Love Moore
Given all the anti-Bush sentiment in Brazil, I had expected the documentary film “Fahrenheit ...
Brazil Cast a Spell On Me and the World
Foreigners seem to be becoming increasingly enchanted with all things Brazilian, except, that is, ...
Bye Bye, Rat Race! Hello, Brazil!
My leaving the United States for Brazil, a place I’d never been, was like ...